Derrick Rose, who sat out all last season came back this year just to sit out yet again. Last time it was his ACL in his left knee, now it is his MCL in his right knee. Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose will have surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his right knee on Monday in Chicago, according to Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau.The surgery will be performed by Dr. Brian Cole, the same man who performed the ACL surgery on Rose in May of 2012.
There are two options as to the direction Rose and his doctors will decide to fix the knee. They could either remove the meniscus, or a portion of it, and Rose could be back on the floor in a matter of weeks. What seems more likely, is that Rose and the Bulls will decide to have the meniscus re-attached, which would put him out for upwards of four to six months.While the first procedure would put him back on the court sooner, many players who have had that procedure, including Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade, say that it causes more problems later in a player's career. Given Rose's age (25) and the fact the Bulls have millions of dollars still wrapped up in his future, the likely scenario is that Rose and the organization will choose to take the longer approach with the hope that he can return to being the same player before his first knee injury.
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